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John J. Smither 
League City, Texas
phone (281) 954-3186
(866) 677-6509
fax (281) 488-3489
email Email Me

Areas of Practice:
Personal Injury Plaintiff
Catastrophic Personal Injury
Premises Liability
Products Liability
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1994
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1994
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1994
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1998
U.S. Supreme Court, 2002
Education:
South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 1993
J.D.


Vanderbilt University, 1990
B.A.


Published Works:
"A Primer on Indemnity", Houston Bar Journal, March/April, 2004


Representative Cases:
Herbert L. Wilson v. Mitul Patel d/b/a Best Western Rockdale, et al, 2004 Lexis 2614 (Tex.App. -- Austin 2004)
Michael Alan Walker v. Thomasson Lumber Company, et. al., 2006 Lexis 7788 (Tex.App.-- Houston (14th) 2006)
Linda Burton v. Gerland's Food Fair, 1998 Lexis 7672 (Tex.App.--Houston[14th] 1998)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Instructor: The Legal Environment of Risk Management and Insurance - CPCU530


"Insurance Issues: What's Recommended and Why," Advising Small Business Owners Institute, Houston Bar Association, 2006


"Premises Liability Law: Texas and Florida," Approved by the Texas Department of Insurance and the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation for Continuing Education, 2006


"Offers of Settlement/Judgment: Texas and Florida," Approved by the Texas Department of Insurance and the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation for Continuing Education, 2006


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Houston Bar Association


State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section
Member


Texas Trial Lawyers Association


American Association for Justice


American Bar Association
Member, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section


Texas Bar Foundation
Fellow


Practice Areas